Project Grant 90LO0158

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $999,942 in funding to Learn Collaborate Inc., a minority-owned small business, to develop an AI-powered collaborative project-based learning (CPBL) software platform. The platform is designed to address the workforce skills gap by enabling project-based learning activities that seamlessly integrate real-world projects with academic...

This $393,616 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of the Experiments as a Service Infrastructure (EASI) by Carnegie Learning Inc. The EASI enables randomized experiments comparing alternative digital learning experiences and analyzing resulting data to improve future student experiences. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program, the five-year award beginning August 1, 2022 will support three complementary research areas. First,...

This $139,666 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will fund the development of artificial intelligence-enhanced personalized adaptive learning tools to improve programming skills among engineering students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Under the grant program's Engaged Student Learning track, the awardee, Alabama A&M University, will create online learning modules, recommend personalized adaptive learning paths using...

This $841,392 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will develop and evaluate a scalable, explainable, teacher-in-the-loop adaptive learning system built on large language models. The project aims to address challenges in traditional adaptive learning systems by leveraging generative AI to automatically generate high-quality learning content and recommendations, while ensuring educators remain central to the instructional process. The...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program award to the University of Pittsburgh will create and validate a Personalized Learning Model (PLM) for graduate STEM education. The $500,000 award, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026, aims to break the traditional "one-size-fits-all" approach to graduate STEM training by developing a model that addresses issues of inclusivity and removes barriers to participation by underrepresented...

This SBIR Phase II Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $1,247,426 to One Spot Learning, Inc. (UEI: S776NHPLV3E7) to implement a multi-agent artificial intelligence and natural language processing system to analyze qualitative student learning data. The project aims to transform how educators analyze and respond to student learning by providing real-time insights into open-ended...

This $667,156 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings will fund the development of a Data Sensing Learning Environment (DASLET) to advance middle school students' computational thinking skills and engagement with STEM careers in the construction industry. Under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076), which supports the development of the Nation's STEM education enterprise, Texas A&M University will...

This $149,992 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports the development of adaptable, game-based, interactive learning environments for STEM education. The primary goals are to: 1) Automate the customization and adaptation of 3D simulated game-based learning environments to improve engagement; 2) Assess the effectiveness of these learning environments for diverse learner groups in online and in-person...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $270,000 EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop an Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Large Language Model (LLM)-powered conversational tutoring system for Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE). The project, titled "TRUSTWORTHY AND ETHICAL AI TUTORS WITH FIRST-PRINCIPLES/AXIOMATIC REASONING", aims to create an interpretable AI tutor, called...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the development of an on-demand, research-based innovation to provide help-seeking assistance for learners in virtual and recorded training programs. The $256,000 award made under the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support Learningclues, LLC from January 2023 through December 2023. The company will build an engine that automatically identifies course disciplines and important learning terms from spoken...